r
TFTTfl fWATHA DATTjY BlffR : MONDAV. JTIiTRRITARY in. 1HOI
and tlinroforo narrow beds nro not numerous ,
Such ii the tmturo of the plnco wlicro
humnn beings herd together nightly , end
where John Connors wna stnnbcd to death
early yesterday morning Strict pollco ur-
ycillniiconils to prevent tlio frequent com
mission of crlmo there , nua the poverty
Btrichou patrons of the jilnco
frequently comttlnln that they liavo been
robbed or tliolr clothes. Jt I * unsnfo to ito to
eloop then ) with nnyttdng of value whatever
upon tlio person. Hhoes , lints or anything
that cnn lw removed Is Hiiro to lx ? inUslnif In
llio morning. No attempt I * made to protect
the proport v of the guests. Tlio authorities
complain bitterly nualnst It mid advocate
lorno net Ion by which tlio existing state of
nffalM ran bo clmiiKi.il. hovcral of the cheap
lodging houics In the city nra run In a very
questionable manner , but it Iv alleged tlmt
none of them compare with this.
KALAKAU.VS HKMAIAH ,
They Arrlvo In Honolulu -Grief of the
1'npnlncc.
SAX FIUSCISCO , Cnl. , r'ub. 15 , Advices
from Honolulu per steamer Hntnoda , which
nrrivcd tmlny , says workmen were busily en
gaged In preparations for welcoming King
Kahiltaun when the United States flagship
Chnricston was sighted Thursday , January
J9. ! The now decorations nnd arches of welcome -
como hnvo been torn down or turned Into
emblems of mourning. The Charleston
steamed Into port with the Hawaiian and
American Hags nt half-mast. Busi
ness houses anil manufactories were
closed , schools dismissed nnd the gov-
onun'Mit ofllcfts closed. Arnlil the boomIng -
Ing of inlnuto guns from the war ships
in the harbor nnd tbo batteries on
shore the king's body was lauded and
received by a guard of boner composed
the sailors from the flagship Charleston ,
United States steamer Motilcan nnd nor
majesty's steamship Myantho. Headed by
tbo Charleston's ' band playing a funeral dlrgo
the procession formed and moved to the
palnco. The streets were packed with people
ple and the nlr was filled with waitings and
lamentations. Dowager Queen Kapiolnnl
appeared on tlio balcony and gave way to the
most violent demonstrations of grief. Queen
Lllluoktdanl also appeared on the balcony
und was also greatly moved. The collln was
placed on n bier in the mlildla of the throne
room. On It was placcatho lung's crown of
state , his sword und royal weather cloalc.
Tlmt evening the cabinet mot nnd Issued u
proclamation proclaiming Princess Lllluoka-
lanl queen of the Hawaiian islands with
the title of Liliuokninni. Tlio hody
lay In state and people of every
class and distinction were allowed to guzo
upon the face of their dead sovercljjn. The
body will continue to belli state until Sun
day , February 15 , when n grand procession
Will convoy the remains to the umictcry.
The ministry appointed by the late King
with the approval of the Icgislntuto will
likely remain In ofllco until another legisla
ture , which moots in lbS . The cabinet under
under tbo provisions of a lute law can bo
moved only on a vote of want of confidence i
passed by a majority of all the elective mem
bers of tlio legislature. Although the now
queen Is known to have a leaning toward the
ingll-ili , no trouble is feared on thatscoro.
The queen Is surrounded by councillors
who are well known for their Integrity and
honesty of purpose. It is generally thought
that U. W. Wllcox will bo installed chamber'
lain.
lain..At
.At nix immense mast mooting held Fcbru
nryO , resolutions were adopted expressing
tbo gratitude of Hawallans to the United
Btntos and California and to Admiral Brown
nnd the ofllccrs of the Charleston for their
"unbounded courtesy and Idnd attention ; . "
offered to the kill ) ; both before nnd after
bis iloath. Copies of the resolutions will bo
sent to tbo president of the United States.
A MtHllllVJi'H
Ghastly Discoveries Made by the
, I. T , , Fob. ir > . [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tim BIK.I The arrest of a portion
of a gang of thieves which has been terror
izing this part of tbo territory for the past
thrco years , bos resulted In a ghastly Una by
the ofllccrs who were searching lor the head
quarters of the gnnp. Thd search was made
on the partial confession of the robber who
Was severely wounded In the battle two
weeks ago. He thought bo would dlo nnd
told tbo ofllcors that startllncr evidence of
crime could bo found at the place where the
pang haO Its rendezvous.
Following bis directions , the captain , of the
pollco of this district has been on the trail
lor several days , and this morning found the
'hiding nlaco of tbo gang at u deserted ranch
twenty-two miles north of horo. A secret
donrlod to nn artificial cave at the roar of the
houso. In this cave was found nil
accumulation of things which satisfied
the otUccis that they bud stumbled on the
don of the bnudits. The llrst sight which
tuot their ga/o wns the sKeleton of a man
standing near the door with outstretched
arms , evidently so placed as to frighten any
superstitious people. Inside was found a
largo quantity of stolen goods , and chained
In ono corner was n white man , who was al
most dead from starvation. Ho said bo hail
been kept there for over a month nnd had
been well cared for until five days ago , when
the robbers had suddenly loft without ro-
llovlng him. Since that time ho had boon
Without food or water. Ho said his name
was William Henderson and that ho was
from near West Union , la. Ho hail been In
the territory hunting nnd had been captured
and held for ransom. Ho was cared lor nut
will recover. The value of the goods found
amounts to over $5,000. ,
llllnoU and Iowa League.
JOI.IKT , 111. , Feb. 15. At tbo second annual
mooting of the Illinois and Iowa baseball
league Davouport was admitted to member
ship. Representatives were present from
Rockfonl , Ottawa , Cedar Ilaplds and Man-
inoutn. These towns will constitute the
league this year , with Johot nnd possibly
Qulnoy. The eighth will bo Aurora , nnd , ii
case Ottumwa decides to remain , Qulnoj
must withdraw. The salary limit was ralsoi
Irom $ UW to $ i.r > 0 , aud nn amendment added
that S7C ho paid tbo playing manager to bo
included In the salary limit , tkovisltingclubs
to rccolvo $40 each dav except legal holidays ,
when the receipts will bo divided botwooi
the playing clubs. SniiRor Btcolo of Jolie
wns elected president.
The South Dakota Sonntorshlp.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Fob. 15. A Pioneer
Press Pierre special says : Sterling will bi
tire republican candidate ngaln tomorrow
but there Is no chanca of his election. Anew
now camlldato will undoubtedly bo brough
forward about the raldilln of the week. Two
persons are prominently mentioned James
W. Fowler , n Uanld City attorney , and Gov
ertior Mollotto. _
Of IiiteroHt to McthndistH.
BIOOMINOTOV , 111. , Fob. 15. The Itlnernn
club bus been organized under the auspices
Of the Illinois and Control Illinois Mothodis
J3pl copal conference nnd the first mooting
Will bo held In this city May U. Thoocca
Blon will bo one of national Importance , a
eminent Methodists from every state In the
Union will bo present.
Collided in n VOK.
O. , Fob. 15. Owing to a dens
fog a passenger train on the Columbus
Blocking Valley fs , Toledo , dashed nt ful
BjKod Into n freight tonight. Englnoe
liothwoll nnd two brothers named Johnsoi
Were probably fatally injured. The passou
gen weio badly shaken up.
Tiulinu Memorial to tlio PrcHlilcnt.
UlTiimr , Old. , Fob. 15. The chlofa of th
Iowa Indians mot atTohoo today nnd drot
Up a memorial to President Harrison prayln
that their treaty with the United States fo
the sale ol lands bo ratified end lands allot
ted them before spring , so they may make
ready to put in crops.
XloprcHontattvo Mitchell Convalescing
SfjuNQKiKM ) , 111. . Fob. 15 , Mitchell , 01
account of whoso llluoss the republicans havi
boon greatly exorcised , Is much bettor today
Attending physician states that wit )
careful nursing the patient will bj able
attend the joint session Tuesday.
LL ADVISED LEGISLATION ,
low it May Disastrously Affect the State
of Nebraska.
OBSERVATIONS OF FRANCIS COLTON.
lo HxptnliiHVliy Onpltnl ITit4 Itrnu
Tight and Hi-unlls ClraHNliDpiiur
Tlinct Tlio Unllroail Sltuatluu
niul lllw i\pcrldiuo.
F ob. 11. [ Special to Tim
JKE.I Mr. Francis Colton , who Is well
snown In Nebraska na ono actively ulcntlflod
vlth Its business Interests for tbo past score
of years , has m.ido nn extended tour throuph
the slate during and subsequent to the No
vember elections , Is an Intelligent Judge of
Nebraska affairs. During the long continued
loprcsslon , caused by the grasshopper r.iid ,
10 never lost faltli In the future of the mate ,
luting that troublesome period Mr. Colton
actively encouraged the people through the
ddof the press , nnd helped to tldo over till
jotter days dawned. Ho cancelled the Inter
est largely on debts duo to him for tbo three
years of loss of crops , nnd through donations
assisted the farmoH to Hold their farms ,
dthough during the snmo period ho was per
sonally burdened by bis own obligations.
Tbo Judgment of such a roan may bo rolled on
: iow when Ncuraslta is again under n shadow.
In n talk today about Nebraska affairs Mr.
3olton said to Tin : Bnu correspondent this ,
ivhlch should bo read by every member of the
cgislntuto :
"Tho gras hormcr scourge well nigh rained
S'ebrasitaloss than n score of years since.
Ono winter of 111 ndvisod legislation can do
more In the saino direction than the grass-
lopncra accomplished In thrco years of nctivo
business. It would not bo n dlflluult con
tract to shrink tbo values In Nebraska in the
icxt sixty days moro than the ontlro assets
of the state In 1STU.
"Tho Individual men who make up
Lho majority of the Nebraska legis
lature this session nro Rood , honest
people , but being unaccustomed to
legislation will bo llnblo to bo Influenced
by demagogues who nsplre to bo leaders.
This Is the danger. Capital , which is sensi
tive , discounts the danger ahead nnd hedges
against contingencies , which nro liable to
come to It. This Is the mason why money
lins been 'tight' In Nebraska , over slnoo the
November election. During the summer
money was offered In such abundance that
Interest rates were dictated by the borrower.
This money Is withdrawn now from the state ,
iml loans nro dlfllcult , and almost impossible ,
in many parts to bo obtained. The most
marked feature In western farm loans now is
the fact that land Is being valued down ; nnd
[ onus , \\hcn made at all , are much smaller to
the acreage than formerly , showing that
shrewd men look forward to the great
shrinkage In farm lands as the llrst and
natural effect of unwise legislation. As an
Instance of this , a man to whom I had loaned
§ 4,000 , maturing In November , notified me
to send forward n icleose , as ho could easily
get $1,000 additional on the land , nnd ut a
much lower rate of Interest. After tno elec
tion ho begged mo to carry the old loan , ns
ho could not get oven the amount of
the old mortgage on the land
nt a higher rate of interest.
Many farmers In Nebraska have mortgages
on their lands , for money borrowed for leglt-
imuto purposes of improving or stocking
their farms. A few have foolishly borrowed
money for spcculntlon , but the majority of
the farmers nro free from debt or have tholr
business within tholr control. The few
high-flyers' and the demagogues do the talk
ing and make the whole fraternity bcliovo
that they nro nil on the rend to destruction.
'Tho loss of crops In the western districts
the state ndds to the financial disturbance
of the present year ; ' but , on the whole , Ne
braska has been steadily and surely getting
onto a better basis for several years past.
My experience Is that , during the past two
years alone , more than half of all thu securi
ties I hold irLNdbraskabovo been voluntarily
liquidated , much to my loss , although greatly
to my personal satisfaction , because I feel n
pride in tbo state nnd a very warm interest
in its growth nnd prosperity , having been so
Intimately associated in her development
over since IbOO , when Nebraska really be
came , known to the world at largo. I have
always believed that Nebraska , ns a farming
state , would In time take precedence over
Illinois nnd' nothing can prevent it except
the rash acts of her own pcoplo hi a legis
latlvo capacity.
"You aslc what I think of the railroad sit
uation , " continued Mr. Colton. "Well , I
must say 1 have no interest in it-personally ,
only as a factor in the general prosperity of
the state , which is essentially a creature of
her railway system. But if I was a farmer ,
and believed in the great mine of wealth
possessed by the lallway corporations , as sot
forth by the demagogue speakers , I would
sell my farm and become a corporation coupon
cutter. It Is the easiest thing in the world
to do. Tno railway stock of America can bo
bought six days. In the week , In open market ,
for from 10 to ! > 0 cents on the dollar and front
seats are reserved for investors. Farms
worth 100 cents on the dollar can bo turned
into thobo railway securities to great advan
tage. I thought I would trv U , and so last
summer 1 sold niv land In Nebraska , and in
vested the proceeds , In 100 shares of Chicago ,
Burlington & Qulncy stock , when it was
worth 101. I received ono dividend of 1 per
cent , and yesterday I sold It for 87 , aud
thought I was In luck , because it had been
below bO in the short time slnca I had held
the stock. I only lost $1,300. but got lots of
experience. I am a granger now and down
on railroads 1 The only great advantage I
over doilvcd from railroads has been in the
cnunncciricnt In vuluo.of land which 1 hap
pened to own in the districts of country
through which railroads have been built. As
nn Instance among many , of such growth of
value , Is ono In my mind. I owned a half
section of land In a township at u distance
from any road. I had given $1 an aero for it
to the. Union Pncltlu railroad , and for several
years had felt that the company had got my
money nnd I got tbo experience only In re
turn , since I had been uuublo for years to
get oven the cost of the land. Finally a
clumco for a line showed Itself and I Joined
the farmers In Inducing the company to build
our way. The road came and I sold my land
for 110 an acre. A few years later another
rallioad came alongnna the half section grow
so In value that I loaned the purchaser
. * 0 an aero on the same land. Still
later n third rend came through
the same township , aud the farmer who had
bought the land ot mo sold It for $10 an acre
and paid oil my mortgage. I do fool that this
fntmor watered his stocK consldornulv.whon ,
in so few years ho hnd 'mnrked up' the land
which cost mo ? 4 | > cr aero and sold it for $10
per acre. These are the reasons why I have
gene back on tbo railroad and become a
farmer.
"I don't ' want to hnvo anything to do with
railroad stocks , except to have some ono clso
own thorn who will build their lines past inv
farm. The fact Is that all the roads built
west of the Missouri river sluco 1M59 , have
not paid 3 per centto the owners. Millious of
dollars have been made by the largo operators
in these stocks , not from the earnings of the
lines , but by the manipulations of stock in
Wall street. A largo majority of the holders
of railway stocks at o the victims of the operator -
orator In Wall street , and often It happens
that the managers of the roads nro tlio ones
bonofUtcd. Hostile legislation Is moro apt to
benotlt than damage their Interest , whllo thu
thousands of honest stockholders all ovnr the
land are damaged und often ruined. 1 have a
friend who bought Union Pacific railway
stock at 112. when Jay Gould unloaded his
Interest In that company several years ngo.
Hostile legislation has reduced the vnluo of
the stock so that Jay Gould buys It bade nt
one-third of that llguro. The fact Is , there is
a limit to the ability of n rend tokoonup Us
lines nt the safety point and do business ut
thu rates llxcd.
"What Is your opinion as to the restric
tions liable to bo put upon banks ) "
'i can only soy that on general principles
the moro encouragement given to money , in
thoabs'.rnct , the moro plentiful nnd consequently
quently the cheaper it will be. The threat
ened monetary lugUlailon of this winter is
felt in every bank in Nebraska. The available -
able funds in the banks art ) not one-third the
amount required for the business , nnd every
ono knows how dlfllcult it is to obtain oven
small loans. Oiin great reason of this condl
tlon Is that all the oastorm money Is with
drawn , whllo eastern banks have restricted
the amounts of money they deem sale to fur
nish Nebraska banks. In former joars when
money was ncnrco la Nebraska during th
Ictlvo season the Interior bank * secured
nrgo loans easily from the old banks east ;
low that source Is largely cut off through
timidity of capital caused by the uncertainty
nnd distrust of thh winter's legislation ,
Money has boon growing' cheaper ovcry year
n Nouraitkii. liastcrn capital has been In-
vastod in now hanks all over"the atnto. When
[ wns asked u > Uko nn Interest In the Cen
tral Nebraska National bank In David City , I
said I would help on ono condition , viz. : tlmt
the i legal rate should bo the interest charged
on ! loans. This idea was adopted. The ro-
.suit of tlio establishment of this bank alone
reduced nil Intcrott to .such an extent that
the fiirmeri Hay the county Is saved f.iO,000
tlIr the reduction of Interest per annum. I
mention this ns an oxnmplo. It was not a
rosultof encouragement on the part of legis
lators , but ns n result of nn unrestricted fin
ancial policy.
"One-sided legislation Is liable In the end
Lo revert upon tno very class Intended to bo
bonelUtcd and provo a boomerang to break
tbo heads of the originator * . No legislation ,
except of a straightforward , general nature ,
will work well in actual uso. If the honest
farmerwho is playing legislator for a season ,
this winter will net independently on princi
ple. Instead of being intlucncod by demagogue
Icnilurs Into rash measure * , then the session
will end hi n surprise to outsiders and with
glory to the nctors In this political r.ronn.Tho
pursuance ot a dlflVront policy may injure
the true friends of Nebraska , cause a long
period of dopnmlon and shrinkage In real
values In the stulo nnd end in grent dlseom-
llturo of the party In power. If the alliance
people nro shrewd they xvill show the
people their capacity for government
nnd disappoint the prophets of evil who
prophesy tlielrspeedy demolition as u party. "
SVKLHAX AXI > NLA
The Former Looks Upon thp hatter's
Challenge UN a lilufT.
NEW YoiiTv , Fab. 15. [ Special Telegram to
THE BEE. ] The recent challenge from
Frank Slnvln , the Australian champion ,
to John L. Sullivan , backed by an offer of
810,000 for the contest by the Ormonde club
of London , is looked upon as a bluff by Sulll-
vanwho , Is at present making big money with
Duncan B. Harrison. The big fellow ex
presses himself rather openly In the follow
ing letter , dated nt Ilnzlotnn , Pn. . to Editor
Lumloy of the Illustrated News , his repre
sentative paper , of this city :
Friend Lumloy In regard to Slavln's
challenge , lot mo say that I have no
time to attend to tbnt fellow
nt present. Lot Jackson and Corbett
decide who Is the host man , and then
lot the winner moot Slaviu. I think Corbott
will provo the winner , for ho Is a whlto man
and an American , nnd on the level. Corbott
told tno In Chicago that no was anxious to
light Slavln , nnd if ho don't whip this
rather atrgrcsslvo Australian I will
como very near giving him what ho
Is looking for , n good licking. Just nt present
it would bo very foolish for mo to throw up a
comfortable contract Just to accommodate
Slnvln or the Ormonde club. I am making
good money in a very agreeable way , and I
don't intend to fight until the
. best of these fellows has been
nicked. When I do battle again
it will bo hero In America , simply becnusa I
can got fairer play and a blogor purse. The
offer of ? 10,000 by the Ormondo club of Lon
don Is not quite ns good in my opinion as
Si'i.OOO from the California or Hudson atu-
letlo olub of Now Jersey.JOHN
JOHN L. SULLIVAN. "
LAST Sl'IKJE JtllirjK\ .
The State of Washington and British
Columbia United.
FAIIIIUVBX , Wash. , Fob. IB The last
spike wns driven yesterday which connects
two important railroad systems and unites
the stnto of Washington nnd British Colum
bia. Thrco thousand people witnessed the
ceremony at the now city of Blalnc , where
the Fairhaven ft Southern road , the Ameri
can line , and the now Westminster & South-
era , the British connection , moot. A Cana
dian band pla3ed"God Save the Queen , "
while the American rendered , "Star
Spangled Banner. " Governor Laugh-
ton of Washington , during his
speech , described tbo new line
as dividing thu state aud the province of
British Columbia as only an Imaginary ono
nnd expressed friendship nnd good will for
the people of British Columbia.
The following telegram \vns rend from
James G. Blalno : "To the Mayor and Citi
zens of Blnlno [ named in his honor ] : It is
with the most kindly feeling that my thoughts
turn towards you nnd your British brothers
today whllo you assemble to perform the sol
emn ceremonies connecting your wonderful
countries In commercial union , and It Is my
earnest wish nnd hope that the bonds
formed today by you may not bo only of
commercial union , but of that grander and
nobler brotherly love that will unite in the
end ns two nations In ono perfect union nnd
by your port of entry , which your congress
men inform mo will bo established , you will
bo placed In the grand gateway ot two
mighty nations. May success attend your
undertaking. Good will and peace bo with
you all. "
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Chil
dren Teething relieves the child from pain.
25 cents a bottle.
A FOItTVXE AT JjAltOE.
It Will Probably Knriuli Some French
Canadians.
MoxTiiiui , , Fob. 15. [ Special Telegram to
Tun BEE. ] An English firm of solicitors ,
through Its Montreal agency , has convoyed
the information that a fortune of
$00,000,000 remains In the chancery
court , to which the French Canadian Tru-
deou family is entitled. Alfred Trudoau
has Instructed his lawyears to inquire into
the truth of the story. The father of Trudoau
was a resident of Longuo Polnto and married
MUs Dubuc , who was a direct descendant of
Miss Morcan , who was kidnapped from Rng-
land nnd given the name of Dubuo by
tbo gentleman adopting her. The Canadian
heirs of the late Miss Morgan nro scattered
over Longuo Polnto , Bouchorvillo , Chnmbly
and other places in the province , nnd the first
move taken by the lawyers wns to
communicate with the cures ol
tbo separate parishes wishing thorn to
announce In church on Sunday that the holrs
should moot hero on Monday next.
S. B. Durfoy , mate of steamer Arizona ,
hnd his foot badly Jammed. Thomas' clectrlo
oil cured It. Nothing equal to it for n quick
pain rollover.
Charged With Treason.
OTTAWA , Out. , Feb. 15. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BEU.I Stops are being taken to ar
rest a correspondent who , for political pur
poses , and to do duty In the present campaign
has reproduced the annexation manifesto
signed by Sir David MncPhorson , Sir A. T.
Gnult and Senator Abbott In 1849. All hnvo
been members of Sir John A. MacDotydd's
government , Senator Abbott still being a
member of the cabinet , The charge lalt
against Senator Abbott was "treating , "
and tbo question was raised aa
to the right of n man , who
hnd , at any tlmo , been guilty of signing such
nn annexation manifesto Bitting as n inembui
of the government of ouo of the British pos
sessions , The charge has evidently struck
homo as Sir John MnoDonald bos all alone
charged the liberal party with disloyalty und
treason because it sought a measure of unre
stricted trade with the United States.
*
, Soraofavora tariff for rovcnuoonly. some a
tariff with Incidental protection , and some a
tariff for protection , perse ; hut a largo nm
Jorlty favor Iho free use of Salvation Oil fo
cuts and bruises.
An endless chain of certificates verify the
excellence of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Price ,
Fooled thu Coroner.
SALT LAKE , Utah. , Fob. 15. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] Plotro Zanzotto , an
Italian , committed suicide by hanging him
self in the city Jail tonight by a strap. TUo
banging took place about midnight.
1i i
him eight blocks , expecting to gut a chance
to hold an inquest , but death failed to put In
an appearance.
Do Witt's Llttlo Early Ulsors. Best llttlo
pill over made. Curs constipation every
time. Noao equal. Use them now.
UTAH'S ' Dl&MOYINC ANGELS ,
txi
A Bloody Crlwjf Brought to Light After
Thjrtj2Two Years.
i iu
T PROVES THAT MURDER WILL OUT.
? r-
Hlnilc , the Maori , Hold Ing Down a
.IiunpiMl ClalnirllcttiHCH to
I'liglllNin Tlio Arlzi
- ir
LAKE CITV , Utah , Fob. 14. [ Special
to Tun UEII.J The supreme court of this ter
ritory on Monday last rendered n decision
reversing the judgmcntof the Second district
court in the case of ( loorgo W. Hancock , con
victed of murder In the second dogroa at the
October session , 1800. The crlmo for which
Hancock was tried was committed thirty-two
years < ago at Payson , when Henry Jones nnd
his mother , Hannah Hatch , were brutally
murdered by a party of men nllogod to have
been bonded by the accused. John .Tones , n
brother of Henry , was also killed about a
month -later , although Hancock was not
charged with this crime , in fact no direct
allegation : as to his killing Mrs. Hatch was
made , the Indictment simply alleging that bo
killed Henry Jones.
The crime was onoof these Incidents which
wow so common In these dnys when the
'destroying angols" of the church sn often
loft 1 ( tholr bloody handiwork behind them.
And , as may bo presumed In this case ,
the defendant nnd thuso who were with him
at the tlmo were all Mormons.
The Jones family consisted of Henry nnd
John Jones , Mrs. Hatch their mother , who
hnd married a second time , and Ellen H.
Hatch at that tlmo it child four years of ago.
They lived In a llttlo dug out near Payson.
1b the night of the killing , April SM , 185 8a
band of men said to have been under the com
mand of Hancock , who was a captain in the
famous "Nauvoo legion. " came to the house
of the Jones' ' and inquired for Henry. Ho in
the memitlmo had escaped. Mrs. Hatch rn-
pllod that she did not know , whereupon the-
mob threatened her with Instant death if she
did not disclose their whereabouts. Mrs.
Hatch wns holding her llttlo daughter In her
Inp \ \ nt the time und although she asserted
tbnt she did not know , the brutal mob assert
ed that she did , nnd again threatened her
with death. She still persisted that she
know nothing of Henry , mid observing the
threatening attitude-of the men begged for
God's sake tbnt they spare hci llttlo child.
While supplicating lor morcyHnncock point
ed his gun at her and killed tier instantly.
ct The poor woman was left weltering In her
blood whllo the bloodthirsty wretches went
out in search of Henry. They fouud him ,
poor devil , and nt ouco began firing at him.
One of the bullets took effect In his arm.
Throwing Ids gun Into the brush Jones ran ,
closely pursued , to n little"placocalled Pond-
town , whcro besought n haven of rofngo in
the house of a Alor/npn named Lycurgus
Wilson. Mr. WIlspji s harem bocnnio very
much frightened aru after asking him a ques
tion or two the man of the house drove him
out. The party catnp.up In a few moments
and. captured him. , Wilson was asked to assist
in taxing him back to Payson. Ho acquiesced
and on the return Jones informed that Iho
crow intended to nmrdor him , and that , that
was the solo object they had in view. When
about ono fourth of n > mile from Pondtown
tbo poor fellow's mvalctiou was verified , for
Hnucock , stepping b.ick a pace or two , re
marked : "Now slip it to him , boys , " at tno
same moment firing himself. The wounded
man : writhed and groaned In his death agony
until some ono more merciful than the other. )
jl
put nn end to his misery by dis
charging two or thrco shots into his
body. The dead man lay there all
night , and In the njornlng some ono
with the "common instincts of human
ity , " picked UD tUoroij > ains and took them to
Payson where they jvcro. Interred by the sldo
of his.mother. . . . .But jFUI' { in grave , oUno !
The corpse was dumped Into the little dug
out with the body of his motUor. The tim
bers were pulled out nnd the earth allowed to
fall In upon the two , and there no one knows
whcro now , awaiting the Judgment day , re
pose the forms of mother nnd son , the vic
tims of ono of the most brutal crimes over
committed In the clvllizod world.
And for thirty-two years this crime has re
mained unavcncrcd , while ono by ono the wit
nesses and alleged participants have an
swered the summons that h.is called them
from this wojld to the other. But there was
ono who could never forgot the little girl.
The memory of that- awful iiight when she ,
sitting in her mother's lap , saw her fall to
earth xva.s so indelibly Impressed upon her
mind that all the events , all the ] oys , all
the sorrows of tno succeeding years could
not blot it out.
Lycurgus Wilson was still nllvo
and there were others who could
testify as to the facts of the
case. So the attention of the authorities was
calledto the fact that Hancock was still In
the vicinity. For thlrty-two years ho had
lived there unmolested. The outside world
may wonder at this , but many a man has
gone down to his grave whllo his slayer went
scot free. The massacre of Mountain
Meadows went unavenged from 1859 to 1870 ,
and the perpetrators were well known in
Utah. But the then almighty arm of the
Mormon hierarchy was outstretched to pro
tect those who slow hi the name of the holy
trinity.
On March 8,1890 , Hancoclc wns Indicted.
Ho is an old man now nnd several years past
the three score and ton allotted to man. The
trial was had before .Tudga Blackburn. Mr * .
Ellen H. Brown , the httlo girl of the niirht
of the killing , wns ouo of tbo principal wit
nesses. Although many years have rolled
away Mrs. Brown gave her testimony In
such a clear , conclso way that the listener
could not fail to bo Impressed with her story.
As accurately as though the event boil been
butyostordny she told how Hancock had
killed her mother. How the poor woman had
begged for her life , and how when
she saw that all hope was gone
she had bogged that her llttlo ono might bo
spared. She did not know Hancock on that
nlghtbut his face was ns indelibly impressed
upon her as though graven In marble. On
the following Fourth of July she saw him
nnd she remembered him. And through nil
the years that has elapsed she has seen him
day by day nsho pursued his avocation peace
fully and quietly with no thought of clanger.
Lvcurgus Wilson tostllicd to the killing
to hearing him say , "Slip it to him boys. "
Other witnesses were also produced who
established Hancock's connection with tno
crlmo. The case was ubly handled on botti
sides , the ovldeni-0 covering f ver four hun
dred pages of typoscrlptf The jury rntuincd
a verdict of guilty of. murder In the second
degree , and the court ibcntencod the prisoner
to llftocn years In tlUfpBiltontiary. Through
the efforts of his codnsel an appeal was per
fected and ho ircttilned his liberty
bv giving bond. LOrt. technicalities the
case has been remanded for a now trial
the llttlo girl. Poorllttlo woman 1 She died
a few weeks ago Irf iho insane asylum at
Provo. The evidence given at the trial was
of such a nature thkt aho brooded over the
wrong done her family until reason gave way.
and they burled her | | i the httlo churchyard
In the vlllago where , ,3)30 ) so long has lived ,
waiting for the fijlfllllnont of the divlno
utterance. i "Vongoaocro fl mine. I will repay ,
saith the Lord. " ' " f
And now the trial1 > niust bo had nil over
ngaln. i What the rH\iljt will bo no ono can
foretell , of course. Too defense will bo as
1i before 1 that Henry Jones wns shpt whllo re
sisting i 1I arrest , that ho was n , horyethlof , the
leader I of a gang. The killing of Mrs. Jones
will 1I bo denied. But It scorns odd , doonn't it ,
that I a posse of men who , In the performance
of i their duty , shot down a man , should leave
1i his 1 body nil night on the. roadside and next
day i , without the formality of an Inquest ,
dump < it Into nn old dug-out with the body of
a i murdered woman , of whom no notlco np-
l I > ears to have been taken whatever. But
times were different then from now. "Tho
Danltcs" no longer prowl at night "remov
ing" from earth these who stood in tholr
way.
rnoM ruotutu TO
The many reapers of Tun BBR will remember -
bor Herbert Slado , the Maori , who some
years nio traveled with and permitted John
L. Sullivan to punch his head for a stated
salary per week. When Herbert rotlrod
from the protection of Hlchard 1C. Fox and
out of roach of the big bruiser's south paw ,
IKd came to Utah nnd after looking n round
decided to Jump n line homestead entry In the
vlclnltv of Monn , about ono hundred Dittos
south : of Salt Lake. The propertv In mieflllon
was hold bvonaof the bishops of the Mormon
church who had never taken the trouble
to prov" up on it When the big follow
squatted on the liW acres the bishop went
over \ nnd Invited him to got off. Slndo onlv
snarled. Then ho commanded him toovneuato
nnd blade smiled BOIIIO more. As neither
politeness nor hnpcrloiisness sccmod to work
In the case , the bishop entreated him to re
move , but stilt that unino old
smile. The bishop then wont Into
court. Slndo hired n lawyer ami wont also.
The case was tiled mid the result H that the
es-prl/o lighter was nml Is hold to bo the
legal and Inwfulownerof the quarter section.
I saw Slado tlio other dnv and I had n talk
with him. "America Is u great country , "
snlu ho. "A man can mnko some money hero
If ho only lives right. I nm doing we'll nnd
expect to st y mid dlo right horo.VI11 \
you over fight ngainl" 1 asked him. "Not
unless some ono treads on my pet corn,1' wns
his reply. "A man must bo n brute to bo a
prize lighter , nml I do not think I nm all ani
mal. Some people think tlmt lighting H n
great business foi a man llko me , but glvo
mo my ranch every tlmo. t hnvo sixteen
horses , ! > t > 0 honti of cattle and l.SOO sheep nnd
nm perfectly satisfied. "
Slailo Is the Instructor of the Provo nth-
lotloclub and manages to turn considerable
money for his services. I asked his opinion
of the coming pugilistic events , but ho re
pented tluu ho had none. Ho didn't care a
continental who won. Ho wns done with
Hunting. Sullivan , however , ho ventured
to say , was the best ono of thorn all.
DISCOUNTS TIM : KICIKKII.
When It comes to humor thoAri/ona Kick
er man isn't in It with Utah JouinnlUts. The
postmaster ntWophltmd thu editor of the
Knsicn got Into n llttlo dlfllculty n day or two
since nnd the latter described , the affair in
the following language.
While passing W. H. Churo's saloon yesterday -
day afternoon wo stepped Insldo on a matter
of business and were accosted by our unos-
teemed half drunken postmaster , John Whit-
beck , with the request tlmt wo have n drink
with him. Being particular nbout our com
pany , wo politely but firmly declined , only to
bo urged in n brutal manner , whllo wo again
and again positively declined to accept.
Stopping up to whcro wo stood the burly
bully seized * us by the collar snymg : "I'd
llko to strangle you nnd all your associates. "
Wo then tola him to proceed to business if
that wns hlb desire , when , without further
warning , the cowardly bragadoclo struck us
In the eye. This naturally raised our Ire and
wo sailed In to make the fur Ily. Wo were
Just beginning to get warmed np and were
taking the snmo interest wo have so often ex
perienced In punching a sack of sand for prac
tice , when Pollcomnn Pitt appeared ou the
sccno nnd stopped the fun.
Wo went before Judge Stout nnd plead not
guilty to the charge of lighting , but after
hearing the evidence of a few witnesses
his honor decided that wo hod fractured n
stntuto which it would Uiko n S3.50 bill to re
pair.Ho
Ho did not offer nuy suggestion as to whore
we could rut so much money , so wo simply
wont out and "dug up. "
The other fellow blundered up to the peni
tent bench , plead guilty and deposited tbo
necessary government stamps which re-
Icasod him from custody , when ho waddled
back to the saloon to renew his alcoholic
saturation.
ci.o nn TUI : VAIMKTIT.
Salt Lake's variety has closed. The city
council refused Itn license to sell liquor , and
the proprietors asked the supreme court fern
n writ of mandamus compelling the munici
pal bodv to Issue the permit. The motion
was denied and the house shut up.
Tlio February session of the Third district
court convened last week. There is a notice-
popular crime , unlawful cohabitation. Polyg
amy in thoThlrd district Is not as prevalent as
it was oven a year ago , if the court records nro
nn indication , although down south there
can bo no doubt that It prevails to a consid
erable extent yet. But it Is gradually dying
out , nnd the vigilance of the officers and the
sovcro punishment that follows Is the cause.
That aud uo oihnr reason cau bo ascribed.
Hoyooltorn llchukcd.
Ui.YssnS , Nob. , Fob. 1 i. Ulysses alliance
No. 10TO nict in regular session last Saturday
nnd unanimously passed the following reso
lutions :
Whereas , It having como to our notlco
that Plum Crock and Dwigbt alliances have
maliciously scon lit to engage in n llttlo boy
cffoit to denounce the issue of the Ulysses
Dispatch of December ! 34 , wherein "one C.
H. Challls , " its editor , endorsed the position
of General Van Wyck in Iho state alliance
meeting and criticised Jay Burrows for his
reported actions : therefore bolt
Hesolvcd , That Ulysses alllaiico No. 1070
denounce sunh uncalled for resolutions nnd
brand them as uot only infamous , but the
ncmoofbaso ingratltudo and entirely un
worthy a body of mother farmers ; nud'bo It
further
lloaolvcd , That wo recognise In the Ulys
ses Dispatch an able pniier that has always
boon In sympathy with the farmer , nnd that
wo ccdorso Its issiio of December ! M and
recommend all brother farmers to support
and sustain it us their friend. It Is also
Kcsolved , That wo honor General Van
Wyck for his years of labor In behalf of
alhanco principles , and bolicvo him to bo as
faithful today m the fight tor riuhts as when
it cost him a scat in the United States senate
because of those principles.
W. H. STONE ,
M. F. PATRICK ,
P. ( T. WYXUQAR ,
W. H. WoniMiurp.
W. W. DlHSHI.L ,
Committee.
Entitled to the Rest.
All are entitled to the best that their money
will buy , so ovorv family should have , nt
once , a bottle of the best family remedy ,
Syrup of Figs , to cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For snlo In COo and ? 1 bet
tles by all leading druggists.
A. Pioneer's Death ,
xr , Wyo. , Fob. 15. [ Special Tolo-
grnm to TUB BEK.J Charles H. IClmme , ono
of the best known cltbcns of this place , died
suddenly this morning. The deceased was
ono of the pioneers of the city , coming horn
In ISO" . Ho was proprietor of the Western
hotel at the tiinj of Ins doatli.
For burns , scalds , bruises , and all pain nnd
soreness of the llosh. the grand household
remedy Is Dr. Thomas' electric oil. Bo sure
you got the genuine.
Heavy Snow in Montana.
BOZHVAX , Mont. , Fob. 15. Last night it
commenced to snow nnd fell Incessantly for
sovcntecn hours nnd this evening Is over two
fcot on the ground nnd still snowing.
PXttSOXA * / I'A HA till A J'JfS.
S. H. Root of Boston Is nt the Pnxton.
L. D. D.iro of Dos Molnaf is at the Cnsoy.
J. A. Perkins of Denver is at the Murray.
O. B. Moray of Ulysses is at the Mer
chants ,
U. G. Marcy of Kansas City Is at the
Mlllard.
Gcorgo D. Allen of Kansas City Is nt the
Paxton.
J. J. McDonald of San Francisco Is at the
Murray.
B. P. Horton of Chicago is In tho'clty , at
the Murray.
Charles A. Bard of Crolghtonis in the city ,
at the Cnsoy.
John T. Morgan of Now York is registered
at tbo Paxton.
R. J. McMnrrnr of Chicago Is In the city ,
at ttio Mlllard.
K. S. Downs and C. II. Smith of Sprague
nro at the Casey.
Itobort Anderson of Vutnn is in the city ,
nt the Merchants.
J. G. Jatnes of Cleveland , O. , was at ( ho
Murray last night.
Cleorgo C. Weaver of Now York was at the ,
Mlllard last night.
John Kerns and wlfo of Auburn were at t
the Casey Inst night.
Charles H. Van Tassel uf Artesian , S. D. ,
was at the Paxton last nIt-ht.
Charles G. Meod of East Palestine , O. , was
In the city last night , at the Merchants.
N Underbill , J. B. Woods , n. Brooks , M.
Park and 13 , K. Ylnsloy of Denver are at the
Millard.
Hon. John Little , who has been sick nt the
Mlllard hotel for several days , is nearly well
again , and will soon bo able to return to Ids
homo In Ohio.
THE GIORY OF A COOI ) NAME ,
Its Eailiaucs Pictured in a Bormou by
Bishop Nownnn.
A MEMORABLE INTELLECTUAL BANQUET ,
What lonth Ihings to thcs Yaln-Gloii-
-OIIH nnd Time HoVvet-H A Text
Which WIH Not Apply
to ninny Ijlven.
Seldom do the pcoplo of nny church In
Omaha listen to n sermon equal to that deliv
ered by Bishop Newman nt thu Flr.it Moth-
1st churcli yesterday morning. It was a
banquet feast of reason and patriotic elo
quence nccompinlod by the muslo of poetry
nnd scntlmcn t.
During the delivery of many eloquent nnd
Impressive passages the nudlonco cculu
scarcely refrain fromnpplnudlng the eloquent
divine.
The central Idon In the discourse was the
grandeur of a noble llfo and the text was the
seventh chapter of Kccloslastos nnd the first
verso , which reads as follows : "A good
name is hotter than precious ointment , and
the day of our death than the day of our
birth. " The discourse was hour In
length and It Is quite impossible In n short
syn onsls to do It Justice.
The bishop llrst spoke of the appropriateness -
ness of tha comparison. Ointment is henllng ,
pleasing to the seii303 and noccisary to phys
ical comfort nnd good health , but n good
nnmols nbovo nnd beyond nil that can bo nt-
tnincd on earth. Back of n good name is a
good character nnd bacic of a good character
Is a good man. A good name is worth striv
ing for worth defending. Men have sncri-
flccd property , life and all they iwssossed for
famo. There are people who do not
respect the opinions of men , but
they nro In the small minority.
The universal respect for what the world
thinks of us Is the essence of human law , nnd
it holds together the social compact of civi
lized nations. The man who docs not care
for fame , for the respect of mankind is n
poltroon. It is right and proper that men
should expect recognition , hero on earth.
Heaven would not bo heaven without recogni
tion. Wo are created in Ills imago and ought
to possess this attribute.
"Thero Is nothing , " snld the bishop , "that
stabs the heart llko neglect. Jesus loft but
ono request concerning himself. Ho asked
his disciples not to forgot him. 'Do this in
remembrance of me , ' ho said. To forget a
friend , a benefactor , Is to treat them as
Christ was treated on Calvary. "
The speaker then reverted to human Judg
ment nnd said that whllo the men who are
neglected and despised by the ago In which
ihoy Hvo are frequently honored by succeed-
ng generations , ana sometimes men fall from
, bo pedestal of fame , yet there are certain
grand and eternal characteristics in the lives
of the truly good that will endure through
ill ages. The beauty and the grandeur of the
son of Mary grows brighter and brighter as
.ho ages roll on.
"It Is not true that the day of death Is
letter for all men than the day of their
birth , " said tbo bishop. And then ho ex-
ilaincd that to the man who fritters away
Us tlmo In vain-glory and vicious liv-
ng. nnd the society woman whoto llfo
s llko an ornamental vase , death comes
only to bring the wormwood and the gall ; to
cave tbo useless vase filled with withered
eaves. Nupoleon Bounp.irto and Lord Byron
vero presented as illUbtiious example H to
vhom the text could not bo applied. His
vord painting of Napoleon , dylntr on the
pncly Island of St. Helena , created a pro-
omul bcnsation upon the audlonco.
The bishop snld ho believed that the time
vonld boon come when Christian people will
cense to look upon natural death with honor.
"Thero Is no terror for mo in the thought
of death , said'tho speaker. "J have but ono
desire as I cross the narrow sen. It is lo meet
one whom I know. I don't want that ono to
jo Gabriel , for I don't know him , nor Paul ,
or I don't know him. I want to meet 'my '
notlicr as I pass Into tbnt upper realm , for I
mow her. I wnnt to boar tha voice that fell
Iko music on my ears during her stay on
: nrth and to foci the touch of these lips that
aught mo the early lessons of ' .ovo und life. "
The bishop then turned to the thought
vhich had evidently been uppermost in his
nlnd when preparing tlio discourse the
iassiug away of two great public men C < on-
ral Sherman aud Admiral Porter.
"In times of pence and quiet , " Mild the
> isbop , "great men are not de
manded and they do not appear. jn
Imes of trouble and revolution great
men are needed and they appear. "
At the birth of this icpubllc moro great men
rose to defend and vindicate the riirht of
lumnnity than nt any other period in the hls-
ory of the world. Our nation began where
thcrs hnd loft off. Washington and the
momDors of the continental congress entered
ho struggle for the bandit of the human
ace and wo should bo profoundly thankful
or the heritage they transmitted to us.
ater In the history of our rountry
hero como a call for great rayn
nd they appeared. Abraham Lincoln ,
ulqijo in stature nnd In intellect , great of
cart and transcendent In will power , stands
os the central tlirure , around which U guth-
roa o group of the most astute , Intellectual
nd heroic men that the world has over seen ,
'jincoln , Sownrd , Stanton , Chase , Grant ,
Sheridan , Sherman and others form n group
n history of which any nation ought to bo
roud and whoso mcmorlcushould bo sacredly
horlstiod by the American people.
Thn bishop paid General Grant a most
. loquout trlbuto and then passed on to tbo
" ate General Sherman. He spoke of Ids mag-
iflccnt generalship durincr the war , nut
welt moro upon his social qualities , nnd snld
mt his great , genial heart made General
hermnn a lavorlto everywhere. Speaking
f Mrs. Sherman , the bishop said she was
no of the most devoted Christian
omen ho had over known , nnd
[ though n Cnthollo she extends her
ihlhinthropy and generosity to all suffering
lumanlty alike. The speaker oulogi/ed
oncral Sherman for his true Americanism ,
Is unsullied Integrity nnd his Invo for his
ountry's ling.
On Admiral Porter Bishop Newman bad
nniiy commendations to mako. Ho had
mown him luttinatelv and had received a
otto * from the admiral but n few weeks
nee , In which the writer spoke of his firm
aith In the immortality of the soul and of
to saving power of Jesus Chilst. Bishop
'owman said ho had seen Admiral
'orler miring the greatest sorrow of his life ,
vhcu Grant had appointed him admiral und
omo malicious person published a letter
rltteu by Porter during the war In which
ortcr had made a vicious attack upon Gen-
ral Grant. This letter had never been made
nown to Grant until the day nttor lie hnd
opolntod Porter to the admlrnllty and U so
lockfid him that ho refused to speak to Por-
er. The ndmiral wns taken sluk and came
cry near dying , Tlio physicians snld that
e was dying of rcmorso. Bishop Newman
aid :
"I visited General Grant nt Kea SIde cot-
ago anil told him ho would bo doing u Christ-
an net to go and see Porter. 'I will go , " said
! 10 general , and ho did within n few dnys
ftcr I saw him. The admiral recovered and
t hov were friends over aftur. "
The billion closed by applying the text to
10 lives of General bhermau and Admhal
'orter and said that It was lilting and proper
ml the people In all the churches throughout
10 laud should bow before thu nltnr of our
ouutry upon which the weeds of mourning
ro now apread unit thank God for the noble
xumplo of thine heroic lives that have been
joon Klvon this nation , whoso bcautv nnd
randour will tdiinu for tha guidance of gen-
: rations yut unborn
To restore , thloUon , and give yon n luxurl-
it growth of hair , to keep It ) color natural
in youth , nml to remove dandruff , use
ily Hall's Hair Honuwor ,
Ijittln Girl Iliirnod to Death.
WUUIK.V Minn. Feb. The
, , 15. fcoven-ycar-
old daughter of A. P. X.onoyolds perished Itr
the flnmos nnd hU wlfo and tbo hired girl
were badly burned this morning by a lire
which destroyed his drug store.
A RELIEF FOR SMOKIiRS ,
Dr. 1' . I * FalRcnblutt writes ! "I have trlod
thoBoclcui Mineral l'u tllle ) wlth.i putlcntnuf-
furl s from Irritation of thu throat duo to
smoking , and they proved \cry s.UUfuUorj. "
The genuine Imported Sodon I'uatlllui must
have the signature and tpstlmonluruf Bir Mor-
rell Mackenzie around each box. 1'rJcoMo.
V
All onr blackblue and brown
beaver and
chinchilla over
coats that we have always
sold for $12 , this week $6.50.
All our $25 overcoats for
$16.
$16.Onr
Onr $5 , $6 and $7 pants
marked down for this week ,
to $3 and $4,25.
Alt pants worth less than
> So $2.25.
AT. IIELLMAN & CO. ,
Cor. rsth & Farnam.
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